Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, authorizes a law enforcement officer to cause to be administered a blood or urine test on a person for the presence of a psychotropic drug if such officer has probable cause to believe that the person committed a mass shooting and the person consents to such test; clarifies that if the person is a minor, then a parent or legal guardian must consent; directs the health science center to study the drug interactions between any drugs found in the person's blood ...

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The bill lets a law‑enforcement officer with probable cause that a person committed a mass shooting order a qualified medical practitioner to collect a blood or urine sample at a hospital to test for any drugs, including psychotropic medications. The hospital must send the sample and test results to the state health science center, which will analyze drug interactions and report the data to the legislature. It also defines “mass shooting” and lists who may perform the test.

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